Graves County Sheriff Dewayne Redmon said a search warrant was executed at the Marathon Chek Mart at 300 Wyatt Drive in Mayfield. During the search of the store, a large quantity of illegal synthetic drugs was seized, along with glass pipes used for smoking methamphetamine, glass pipes used for smoking crack cocaine, grinders, electronic digital scales, glass pipes used for smoking marijuana and plastic baggies commonly used for drug trafficking.
Deputies arrested one of the store's co-owners, 48-year-old Saileshkumar Patel, along with an employee, 73-year-old Mangalbhai Patel of Mayfield. They were charged with trafficking in synthetic drugs and possession of drug paraphernalia.
They were lodged in the Graves County Jail.
